The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-25
THE PRESIDENTS DISAPPROVAL
OF THE PENSION BILL
Sustained In the House Of Repre-
sentatives BY a Vote OF
175 to 1875.
BRAGG. HEPBURN, MORRISON,
WARNER AND SNOWDEN
Make Exceptionally Fine Speeches In
Support Of Cleveland's AdVO-
cacy OF Economy.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.l

NOs lOOJ STREET., w AbhlN6IONt
d. c., February 2i-The President
scored another great triumph today
when the House, by vote OF l25 to
l75, sustained his veto of the depend
eDt pension bill. The result was at
tanned after a DAYS hard fighting and
WIGS received with loud applause on
the Democratic ride and equally loud
Kissing from the Republican side.
The vetoed bill WAS taken up immedi-
ately after the m rling hour, and
at once the galleries began to fill,
30 that in hall an hour there
Yves not even ftanding room t. be had
thers. They rsmaint d in tbs crowded
coud ton until after the vote was an
rounc d, aud during tbs who e tedious
time OF calling the yeas and nays
mast intense silence TeiGned through
cut the chamber, only broken by the
voice of the clerk re ding out the
names and the responses of the men,
beIs The speeches which pre
csded the voting were character
tx by au unusual vehemencs
on both sides and in every
case listened to with extraordinary at
tention, the nemoers fl cking from
one side of the chamber to the other
according to the politics of the person
speaking. Bragg, Hepburn, Morrison,
Warner and Sowden made exception.
ally foe speeches, while that of Mat.
SOD, the Chairman OF the Invalid Pen
sioDs Committee, was not far be-
hid in point Of vigor and force.
L. was fs.t that the latter
scored q telling point against the
President when he produced petit
ton in favor of the passing of gen.
eral pension bill similar in purpolt to
that one inst defeated, which had
among 8 signsis, IS being desroue Of
the careful attention" OF Congress
being given to the subject, the name
of "Grover Cleveland, Governor Of
New York." This was received with
prolonged cheers aud applause
from the Republican side. Its
hilariC us { feet upon these gen.
uemen would have perhaps been
somewhat nu lifted had they reflected
that the pro odncing q measure
worthy of careful attention was FAR diff
ferent + ON advising the passage Of
such measure. However, one can
hardly expect much hat res mhles re.
| fiction from that side of the House
The point will, however, doubtless be
made as part of the campaign material
in connection with the veto of q
measure which would have had such a
financial effect upon so large body Of
voters as the dependent pensions bill.
n 90 nkr, & ha 1..v
encs of ''Su set" Cox in his seat for
the frat time since mis- sickness. He
was the recipient Of many coDgrstula-
tions, and was one of those who voted
nay on the question of passage. The
fate OF the bill illustrated fore bly, the
true spirit of Congress in dealing with
measures appropna ing public money.
There WAS com paralively little discus.
sion of the bill when fret introduced.
The csee was presented 81 as to 40.
peal 10 the sympathy of the members,
and that was the only feeling reached
The vote in favor of the measure was
not unsnimous, but The opposition
conteutt d itself with mere vote. No
man raised bis voice to point the con-
itutIonal question involved. No
one dared to take a position in
opposition uaril the President had
LED the way. The able manner
in which those who formerly support
ed the bill 'Crawished" today was
amusing TO the spectators, but must
have been huniliatlng to the careless
legislators who did tle back act, and
80 gracefully. All Of which gees to
incrssse the hope that the lesson
which the President has been trying
to ms il in'o the minds of the mem
beis OF th4 Forty. ninth Congress will
bear fruit in tn Fiflieth.
THE SENATE TODAY PASSED
with amendments the oil suthoriz ug
Courts for the sou hern district OF Mis-
ss.ippi TT Mississippi City or the third
MonGays in Febru Try and August.
SENATORS GEORGE AND WILSON,
OF LOVE, were appointed conferees on
the part Of The Senate.
MR. ZACH TAYLOR
introduced The psGtions If s. B, Hills,
administrator o the estate OF the lats
Dr.. john MilGDgton, OF Shslb7
county, and James L Holson, OF
HamOlin county, for the reference of
heir aims to the Court OF Claims
TALK OF AN EXTRA SESSION.
There is considerable talk among
certain Senators of an extra session Of
the Senate to act upon the pending
rrsaties which cannot possibly be dis.
posed of before the b of March.
Among these il the one bstween the
United States and Great Britain IL
enlarge the scope Of the eXtradition
treaty so as to pr vent the emigration
of So m my fioaociers 10 tie Dominion
1t is said that one reason why no &C
ton has been taken upon t1is treaty
is the desire on tue part Of the Senate
to frat have some definite understand
ing between the United States and
Canada relative to the fisheries. 1t i,
believed that negotiations are pend
ing to this end, and that a treaty viii
be formulated in a few weeks Il
this proves to be the case, the Pfesi
dent will doubtless desire the Senate
to take early action upon this measure
A POLITICAL DEAD DUCK.
| AhtlO 10 AASdb AosA Va OOAhihVhe
upon the action of committee of the
Army OF the Cumberland in attempt
ing to force dead political duck,
Ex.Speak, r Keller, TO the front again
An adjourned meeting # the society
of the Army OF the Cumber and is t,
be held here on the 10th Of May, al
which time the statue of Garfield
which is to be placed in the circle in
the west front Of the Capitol, will be
unveiled. Some CO nmittee has chosen
to name the ex Speaker as orator Of
the occasion, lis openly charged that
this is scheme to try to revive the
political corpse, and there is a great
deal OF i'll feeling smotg members Of
the Army OF the Cumberland, in con-
sequence.
THE EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION.
A specia NEE log OF the Executive
Committee of the Ma ional Editorial
Association was held here TODAY.
Among those present were G. III.
Jones, OF Florida, President of the As
ISOLATION; W. E Pabor, of Colorado,
Secretary; B. B Herbsrt,of Mime ota,
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